Train derailment closes highway, forces evacuations

One-hundred gallons of diesel were spilled in a 27-car train derailment near Hot Lake Springs on Highway 203 this morning, according to Oregon State Police Sgt. Kyle Hove.

Hazmat crews have confirmed there are no hazardous materials leaking, other than the diesel fuel, according to a press release.

An eight-mile section of Highway 203 was closed and about a dozen residences plus Hot Lake Hotel and RV Park were evacuated around 2 a.m. Oregon Department of Transportation officials have said the highway is now open to a single lane of travel with flaggers and pilot cars directing traffic near milepost 9.